Adil Najam
I got this picture in my email recently. And it made me feel all good inside.
Taken a few days ago in Islamabad at a Pakistan National of the Arts (PNCA) event it shows Ustad Medhi Hassan and Ustad Fateh Ali Khan – both on wheelchairs – greeting each other and reminiscing about days gone by. What I like best about this is that they are both so clearly happy. Mehdi Hassan, in particular, looks much more frail than one remembers him to be, but unlike so many recent pictures we have seen of him, he is smiling and happy. And seeing that makes me happy too.
Naveed Riaz, who sent me the picture, had the following verse to offer as commentary on the photogrph:
Kya Hum Say Pareshaan Khushboo Thee, Ya Bund Hain Ab Kaliyon Kee Tarah?
Kya Misl-e-Saba Avaara Thay, Ya Ghar Say Nikalna Mushkil Hai?
Maybe our readers can offer their own commentary – in verse or in prose.
What a nice picture and what a nice post. Thank you.
Nice one.Let’s always celebrate being a true Pakistani.
Just like AZME ALISHAN.
An open invitation to celebrate being a true Pakistani.
Do become an active part,i am myself a great fan of Azme Alishan
Yes, this does make one feel good. I want to remember them smiling
I am very happy that you put this picture up. It is a good one.
Please don’t take it wrong way. This is not lack of respect but a real honest question: Is Ustad Fateh Ali’s hair real? At this age, this color and this thick?